the action or process of identifying the presence of something concealed
(对隐匿之物的)发现,察觉
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the early detection of fetal abnormalities .对胎儿畸形的早期发现。
the work of a detective in investigating a crime
(侦探对罪行的)侦查
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[as modifier]
the detection rate for murder is over 90 per cent .谋杀案的侦破率超过了90%.
"late 15th cent. (in the sense ‘revelation of what is concealed’): from late Latin